DUCK TRACKS
By BERNIE HAMMERBECK
Sports Editor
The old athletic board is dead! The maze of rumors and
unconfirmed reports have now subsided. President Newburn
in his press conference yesterday salvaged what was left of an
already badly muddled situa
tion.
That . the athletic’ board *
should die- amidst such con
fusion is perhaps typical of
most deaths. In one sense it
was symbolic of the board it- '
* self- Actually, the board was
acting in good faith with Presi
dent Newburn when it main
tained the cloak of secrecy.
But when an eleven-man
board cannot see that leaks
and pipelines to the outside
are inevitable and that half
truths and bad publicity are
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bure to ioiiow, then it is indeed time that it does resign.
Inasmuch as the confusion has already been cited and the
death assumed, the eulogy should follow. The board in resign
ing stated it had been formed for a particular purpose (to get
the athletic department out of debt) and that it had fulfilled
that objective. True enough, it left a, healthy bank balance.
Pulled Department Out of Red
AVhen the eleven-man board was formed and Anse Cornell
hii ed as athletic manager in June, 19.36 the department was some.
$34,000 in the red. Ihrough ten and one-half years of playing
the cards close to the chest, skimping here, saving the pennies
there, the board now leaves a balance of better than $100,000
—some would place the sum as high as $150,000.
* Tn accomplishing this feat the athletic board must be com
mended. 1 hat is no small feat for a university with losing foot
ball teams and a basketball loop of sadly-neglected seating ca
pacities. It has been to this very issue that much of the criti
cism has been neglected, ... in an effort to make money, the
objective of winning teams may have been overlooked. IIow
ver, inasmuch as this is the eulogy to the departed august body,
Satan’s side of the ledger will be overlooked.
Oregon's Friend of Athletics—Dr. Howe
A personal tribute must be given to a now-deceased member
of the board—the late Dr. Herbert Crombie Howe. As faculty
representative to the Pacific Coast conference and member of
the athletic board he gave a third of a century to Oregon ath
letics, retiring in 1940. He had the courage, the vision, the
love of the game that made him beloved of fans, faculty, and
players alike.
When the Atherton Code was put into effect in January,
1940, Dr. Howe was the only northern PCC representative
to oppose it. He faced the issue squarely; he faced the ugly
truth when he said, “It has always been my contention . . .
that it is impossible for a boy to play football at college and
earn enough to pay for his education. It can’t be done. If
these rules are enforced, it will ruin football in the confer
^ ence.” Well, football has not been ruined, but neither have
the rules been enforced.
It was for Dr. Howe that the University’s baseball field—
Howe field—was named. And as the present athletic organi
zation comes to an end it is only fitting that such an outstand
ing personality should be remembered.
Credit to the Forgotten Man—Anse Cornell
A word of praise to a man who receives but little credit
should also be in order—Anse Cornell. He has been the con
stant target of criticism since assuming his role of athletic
manager—“tight—pinch-penny”—constantly these barbs were
aimed his way. If the athletic board is to consider its objec
tive attained in registering $150,000 plus on the “made” side,
then credit should go to the man who took the stinging remarks
all these years, and in so doing pulled athletics “out by its
bootstraps.”
Crnoell has been keenly aware of the cards he has had to
play with. He has been forced to play the game for eleven
board members, a university president, and countless others
of considerable pressure. He has handled a large job with an
' undermanned staff. Had he the finances and the facilities of
the larger Southern schools undoubtedly he would have ad
ministered differently.
It is to the University’s credit that Cornell has agreed to
stay on in the position of business manager. He has a deep
love for Oregon and its people. __
Hobson Works Cagers
On Defensive Tactics
Webfoot Coach Howard Ho
through a stiff mid-week workc
the first game against Slats Gil
in Corvallis Saturday.
In last night’s scrimmage, t
zone and man-to-man defenses,
air-tight against the Cougars Mi
is grooming his squad for any
type of defense the OSC mentor'
chooses to employ.
The Beavers displayed power
plus in their double victory over
Washington State and will probab
ly be pre-game favrites over the
fast-breaking Ducks. Reports from
the Oregon camp indicate, how
ever, that the underdogs will take
the floor with ideas of giving the
Gill coached team their first set
back of the season.
OSC Lineup Uncertain
Whether the Aggie Coach will
start the same squad against the
Ducks that was so effective against
Washington State is a question that
will not be answered until Satur
day. If he does, the towering
Webfoots will have a slight ad
vantage in height.
Instead of using either 6-foot 4
inch Erland Anderson or 6-foot 7
inch Doug Martin at the other for
ward position with Alex Peterson
who towers 6-foot 5-inches, Gill
has used Cliff Crandall, a one year
letterman who reaches 6-foot 2
inches.
If Roger Wiley gets the starting
nod at center for the Oregons, he
will out-weigh Lanky Red Rocha
approximately 20 pounds but they
will be evenly matched in height
at six-foot-eight.
Hays Has Edge
The Oregon Work-horse, Ken
Hays, has a two-inch advantage
over Peterson, but Ed Dick and
Crandall are about the same
height.
Hobson expects to give away
height at the guard positions with
his pair of midgets, Williamson and
Popick, but they make up for their
lack of height in speed and drive.
Williamson will probably be
matched against his equal in speed,
Lew Beck, and if A1 Popick is
chosen as the other guard he will
have to put up with Oregon State’s
freshman sensation, Dan Torrey.
A man soon learns how little he
knows when a child begins to ask
questions.
Friendship consists in forgetting
what one gives, and remembering
what one receives.—Alexandre Du
mas.
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